Portland Buy Local
The Portland Buy Local campaign is an effort to raise public awareness of the benefits of supporting locally owned, independent businesses.
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'Buy local' convinces Scarborough merchants
Source: pressherald.mainetoday.com
Town Councilor Karen D'Andrea says the goal is a stronger economy close to home.
Portland Buy Local

Portland Buy Local Join us at SPACE on Tuesday, Nov. 10, for NEW ENGLAND MADE, a regionwide gathering of buy-local leaders, inspiring speakers, and innovative projects to revive regional food production and manufacturing. ** Please note: you must PRE-REGISTER to attend. Follow the link below. ($25 includes tasty local lunch)

Portland Buy Local
Source: www.portlandbuylocal.org
Portland Buy Local is a campaign of the Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance in Portland Maine. Visit our online directory of locally owned, independent businesses in Portland — and don’t ...
Portland Buy Local

Portland Buy Local Tomorrow is Downtown Worker Appreciation Day! If you work downtown Portland, please stop by one of our tables (Tommy's Park, Monument Square, Portland Museum of Art) between 7:30 and 9 AM for some free goodies! Free! Goodies!

www.portlandmaine.com
Source: www.portlandmaine.com
September 23 at 2:29pm
David
David
I will try to stop by and say YO....
September 23 at 4:16pm
Calvin Gilbert
Calvin Gilbert
Maybe I will leave early for this. Everything was gone by 9am last year.
September 23 at 5:31pm
Portland Buy Local

Portland Buy Local loves seeing our great local growers and chefs featured so spectacularly in the New York Times. Here's to staying in Portland and eating!

A Rich Symphony of Food - Go to Portland and Eat - NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com
Young chefs, great produce and low costs have made Portland, Me., one of the best places to eat in the Northeast.
September 16 at 7:34am
Marie Demicco
Marie Demicco
Great article in October's Bon Appetit also!! Just hope it doesn't make it too hard to get into restaurants now!
September 16 at 8:02am
Esther Bullard
Esther Bullard
Move from Buy Local to Keep It Local!
September 16 at 8:52am
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Portland Buy Local Visitors from Florida appreciate Portland's focus on independent business.

Shift Your Thinking and Spending | theledger.com | The Ledger | Lakeland, FL
Source: www.theledger.com
I wish I lived in Portland, Maine.Or rather, I wish my hometown of Lakeland would take a few lessons from Portland. (Lets face it, I couldnt take those winters.)During a recent visit to Boston, my husband and I took
September 14 at 7:16am
Jessica Esch
Jessica Esch
So do residents.
September 14 at 4:07pm
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Portland Buy Local

Neighborhood stores: An overlooked strategy for fighting global warming | Grist
Source: www.grist.org
A revival of small, neighborhood retailers could be an important strategy for countering climate change, enticing people to run errands without driving their cars.
August 19 at 12:26pm
Kathie Dolan
Kathie Dolan
Growing up on Munjoy Hill in the '60s there were many small corner stores,and 2 small grocery stores, but sadly they are all gone now, and I really miss them.
August 19 at 12:50pm
Karen Ball Cabot
Karen Ball Cabot
If only there was a store for underwear, I'd never have to go to the mall (I don't mean a lingerie shop, but a white-cotton-undies shop)
August 19 at 12:57pm
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Portland Buy Local Portland Buy Local's great new t-shirt is available now. It's a limited batch and we don't know if we'll do another -- so grab one now! Follow the link for a list of stores that have them.

Portland Buy Local - Home
Source: portlandbuylocal.org
Portland Buy Local is a campaign of the Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance in Portland Maine. Visit our online directory of locally owned, independent businesses in Portland — and don’t ...
August 19 at 8:40am
Elise
Elise
i love it!
August 19 at 12:21pm
Nancy Lawrence
Nancy Lawrence
be passionate for portland--what better...
August 20 at 8:27pm
Portland Buy Local

Portland Buy Local is reading this op-ed in the Press Herald and wondering what Buy Local can do to better involve and promote local artists and musicians. Ideas?

Buying a ticket to a local arts event opens door to vast world of creation
Source: pressherald.mainetoday.com
If patrons could see all the skilled labor and time that goes into a show, they would be amazed.
August 4 at 1:55pm
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Christopher White
Christopher White
Portland Buy Local and many of its members are to be congratulated on the efforts they are already making to include supporting the arts locally. While the most obvious examples may be the display and sale of paintings by local artists in coffee shops, also taking place are the purchase of program ads, loans of props or set furnishings to stage ... Read Moreproductions, donations (including of in kind services), offering poster space and so on. It is still good to remind people to consider moving 10% of the amount they currently spend on cable television, movies, DVD rentals (unless made at Videoport or other local shop, of course) and similar expenditures into local arts and cultural offerings.
August 4 at 7:10pm
Nancy Lawrence
Nancy Lawrence
Sticking together--every little creative function at a time.Call list for promotion -trade-barter-co-creative generation -happy to check in and promote
August 6 at 8:11pm
Portland Buy Local

Portland Buy Local is "a grizzled veteran of the think-local scene" according to CNNMoney.com -- check out their coverage of our neighbors: Buy Local Bowdoinham!

Grassroots stimulus campaignsboost local businesses
Source: money.cnn.com
With $2 bills and "buy local" promotions, towns are launching their own stimulus efforts to keep local merchants in business.
July 30 at 9:41am
Dennis Perkins
Dennis Perkins
Shop Local! And by 'Local', of course, I mean 'Videoport..."
July 30 at 9:49am
Annie Darling
Annie Darling
Shop Local. Shop www.anniecatherine.com
July 30 at 10:01am
Tony Cox
Tony Cox
Glad to help out. Portland Buy Local was the impetus for me to start the Buy Bowdoinham Campaign.You guys have a great operation and do an excellent job with the available resources!!- Tony Cox, owner, Casco Bay Frames and Gallery, Director of Community and Economic- Bowdoinham.
July 30 at 12:42pm
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Mark your calendars! Portland Buy Local’s next mixer is coming soon!

Planet Dog will provide some snacks and Sebago Brewing Company be providing some beverages for you to enjoy.
Dogs are welcome!

Buy Local Member Mixers are informal networking and social events. Come unwind and celebrate with other Buy Local members and i...ndie biz enthusiasts, plus get updates on the latest happenings in the Buy Local scene!

Special thanks to Sebago Brewing and Planet Dog for their generous support of this month's Buy Local Mixer.Read More

Buy Local Mixer
Join us this month at Planet Dog HQ!
Time:5:30PM Wednesday, July 8th
Location:Planet Dog Headquarters
July 1 at 7:19pm
Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day
YAY for Sebago beer ;)
July 15 at 6:45am
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